Coordinating both hands is something most people take for granted. Everyday activities such as buttoning a shirt, preparing a meal, driving, or using a knife and fork all depend on the brain’s ability to precisely control movements on both sides of the body. As people age, however, these tasks often become more difficult, especially when they require both hands to perform different movements at the same time.
A research paper published in Volume 18 of Aging titled “Age-specific relationship between the modulation of brain dynamics in response to task demands and bimanual performance,” investigated how aging affects the brain’s ability to adapt to increasingly complex hand-coordination tasks. The study was led by first author Sara Magalhães Ferreira from Hasselt University, with corresponding author Koen Cuypers from Hasselt University and KU Leuven.
Full blog - https://aging-us.org/2026/07/brain-flexibility-is-linked-to-hand-coordination-during-aging/
DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.206363
Corresponding author - Koen Cuypers - koen.cuypers@uhasselt.be
Abstract video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TbcGFCZV9s
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Keywords - aging, bimanual coordination, Bimanual Tracking Task, BOLD variability, task modulation
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